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World Zionist Organization removed from Canada's West Bank sanctions draft before release: sources

World Zionist Organization removed from Canada's West Bank sanctions draft before release: sources

NGOs have pushed for sanctions on group that helps expand Israeli settlements. An organization that works with the Israeli government to help with the expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank was on a draft list of entities Ottawa was set to sanction, CBC News has learned. Two sources with knowledge of the matter told CBC News the World...

Canada begins talks with Italy on buying advanced trainer jets

Canada begins talks with Italy on buying advanced trainer jets

Canada and Italy have entered talks for Canada's purchase of M-346 advanced jet trainer aircraft. The announcement was made after a meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains. The jets are designed and produced by Leonardo, one of Italy's largest aerospace companies.

Carney announces new sanctions against Russia during G7 meeting with Zelenskyy

Carney announces new sanctions against Russia during G7 meeting with Zelenskyy

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Tuesday that Canada will impose new sanctions against Russia as its war in Ukraine continues. Carney made the announcement during a meeting at the G7 summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Nate Erskine-Smith considering run for Toronto city council. Outgoing Liberal MP discussed idea in meeting with Chow

Nate Erskine-Smith considering run for Toronto city council. Outgoing Liberal MP discussed idea in meeting with Chow

Outgoing Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is considering running for Toronto city council, and has discussed the possibility with Mayor Olivia Chow. Erskine-Smith has represented the federal riding of Beaches-East York since 2015, but is stepping down when Parliament rises this week. He announced his resignation in May after narrowly losing the nomination for the Ontario Liberals in an upcoming byelection...

Government abruptly suspends citizenship certificates issued under 'lost Canadians' law

Government abruptly suspends citizenship certificates issued under 'lost Canadians' law

Thousands granted citizenship certificates after change late last year. The federal government has suddenly suspended a number of Canadian citizenship certificates issued to people around the world who became eligible for citizenship late last year. In a notice emailed Saturday to an unknown number of people who successfully applied for and obtained citizenship certificates based on having a Canadian ancestor...

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Liberals hold lead as concern on national unity on radar

Liberals hold lead as concern on national unity on radar

Canada’s federal polling shows a stable Liberal lead, with support at 42.7% compared with 30.7% for the Conservatives. Other parties remain at lower levels of support. Preferences for prime minister follow a similar pattern. Mark Carney is the most selected first choice at 48.6%, while Pierre Poilievre stands at 24.1%, with others trailing.

Federal Tracker: Liberals Lead by 9 as Carney Approval Rebounds

Federal Tracker: Liberals Lead by 9 as Carney Approval Rebounds

The latest Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, holding a 9-point lead over Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives. The Liberals stand at 41% among decided and leaning voters, followed by the Conservatives at 32%, the NDP at 14%, and the Bloc Québécois at 6%. The Green Party, People’s Party, and Other parties are...



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Sorry, Mark Carney, ‘Shakedown in Windsor’ is a true crime drama where Donald Trump holds a bridge, and a nation, hostage

Sorry, Mark Carney, ‘Shakedown in Windsor’ is a true crime drama where Donald Trump holds a bridge, and a nation, hostage

Mark Carney says there’s “no big drama” in the fact that the Trump administration has taken a $6.4-billion bridge hostage as part of its campaign to have its way with Canada. In this, at least, the prime minister is wrong. The troubled saga of the Gordie Howe International Bridge is a real-life drama. The question is: what type?

Mark Carney still cares about climate policy

Mark Carney still cares about climate policy

For a guy who spent much of his career talking and writing about climate policy, Mark Carney has been conspicuously quiet on the subject ever since becoming prime minister. Part of that, I’m sure, is a desire to avoid the mistakes made by the last guy who had his job. And part of it is an understandable need to prioritize...

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Carney's itinerary for day two of G7 summit stacked with meetings with world leaders

Carney's itinerary for day two of G7 summit stacked with meetings with world leaders

Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France today, shortly after the leaders hold a working session about building peace for Ukraine. The meeting with Zelenskyy is one of at least five bilateral meetings Carney will have today, including with the leaders of Italy, the United Arab Emirates...

Canada risks missing economic boom by leaving Africa envoy position vacant: senator

Canada risks missing economic boom by leaving Africa envoy position vacant: senator

Ottawa might scrap the position of special envoy to Africa, despite House of Commons and Senate committees calling on the government to give the role a higher priority and more resources to capitalize on a projected economic boom on the continent. "Every time I speak about Africa, it's like talking into a vacuum because I feel like people's eyes are...

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Regulatory Predictability, Not Government Favouritism, Will Get Major Projects Built

Regulatory Predictability, Not Government Favouritism, Will Get Major Projects Built

Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon’s recent acknowledgment that new legislation may be needed to accelerate approvals for major projects is an admission of long-standing failure. Canada’s regulatory system for infrastructure and resource development has become slow, uncertain, and politicized. While Ottawa now speaks of one or two year approval windows and continues expanding entities like the Major Projects Office, deeper...

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Why Alberta’s new oil pipeline may never be built

Why Alberta’s new oil pipeline may never be built

In less than two weeks Alberta is expected to deliver to the federal government a solid proposal for a pipeline to the northwest coast of B.C. But so far there is no private sector partner willing to come forward to pay for it. This is definitely a fly in the ointment of a proposal that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has...

Carney government prepares to dismantle pesticide rules

Carney government prepares to dismantle pesticide rules

The Carney government shut down a committee study Monday on a financial bill that includes sweeping changes to Canada’s pesticides law by allowing cabinet to overrule any pesticide ban the health minister imposes for being too toxic to the environment. The Liberals blame the Conservatives for filibustering the committee — which they have. But the Grits are impatient, want to...

Poilievre’s Conservatives’ latest ad featured ‘Canadians’ who weren’t even real. It takes us to a dark place

Poilievre’s Conservatives’ latest ad featured ‘Canadians’ who weren’t even real. It takes us to a dark place

The Conservative party wants you to picture lineups around the block for Canada’s overwhelmed food banks. To help, they’ve used AI to generate a false scene. Rather than appreciate the helpful visuals, we should make clear: This sucks.

Welcome to the Political Needle-Threading Chapter of the Alberta Referendum Debate

Welcome to the Political Needle-Threading Chapter of the Alberta Referendum Debate

As the October Alberta referendum looms closer, politicians representing the province are discovering the joys of needle threading. The most vivid example was Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s June 8th Calgary speech, in which the Alberta born-and-raised, more recently Alberta-elected MP, presented an argument to the province’s separatists for remaining in Canada. “The answer therefore for Albertans is not to pull...

Let Starmer’s defence-spending implosion be a warning to Carney

Let Starmer’s defence-spending implosion be a warning to Carney

The lesson is the welfare-vs-warfare debate is an irrelevancy and western societies need to be more resilient in an age of rising threats

This is not a pissing-match PM

This is not a pissing-match PM

How is Ottawa to manage the relationship with our closest neighbour and most important trading partner? There are essentially three options for dealing with the rogue president currently in the White House.



Danielle Smith is grasping at straws

Danielle Smith is grasping at straws

“Fake it ‘til you make it.” The motto that’s most popular among young entrepreneurs trying to bootstrap their way to success is also, apparently, the strategy being deployed by the Alberta government in its ongoing attempt to get a new oil pipeline to the West Coast. As Minister of Indigenous Relations Rajan Sawhney let slip a few days ago, her...

Canada's Food Security Strategy Needs a Key Ingredient: Salmon Aquaculture
Canada's food security strategy recognizes a simple truth: we need to make more from what we grow
Alberta separatists clobbered in Calgary in the latest numbers

Alberta separatists clobbered in Calgary in the latest numbers

It's not even close. It's not even close to being close. We wait for them to make a move, do something, try to win the hearts and minds of the undecided, answer the actual questions on people's minds. Heaven knows the separatists have the attention of Canada now. Newshounds can tell you how every single day story-hungry editors want the...

Ten areas to watch with Alberta’s referendum

Ten areas to watch with Alberta’s referendum

In a world riven with strife, with democracy and dignity under daily assault in the United States by its president, and with global hegemons rejecting the sovereignty of nations, Canadians should take careful stock of what we have and who we are. Canada is blessed with vast geography, abundant natural resources and an educated and diverse population. We have the...

At a pivotal juncture, this ceremony represented a moment of hope for Canada

At a pivotal juncture, this ceremony represented a moment of hope for Canada

There are times when you feel the ground shift because something genuinely historic is underway. That was my reaction Monday morning watching Louise Arbour installed as Canada’s 31st Governor General. It was a defining, quintessentially Canadian experience, not just for the pageantry, the 21-gun salute, or the high ceremony of passing the torch. What made it remarkable was the passage...



Mark Carney’s top negotiators aren’t that worried about Donald Trump’s CUSMA threats. Maybe you shouldn’t be either

Mark Carney’s top negotiators aren’t that worried about Donald Trump’s CUSMA threats. Maybe you shouldn’t be either

The people leading Canada’s trade talks are not as worried as you might think about Donald Trump’s latest threats to end North American free trade. It was somewhat jarring, this week, to take in the calm demeanour projected by chief trade negotiator Janice Charette, at an automotive conference, and lead cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc, and ambassador Mark Wiseman at a...

What - another panel? This one will study a study on separating

What - another panel? This one will study a study on separating

It was a slow week on the separatism front, but then, at the last minute, Albertans got something new to be confused about. The government announced Friday it's creating a panel — because that's what it does — to assess the costs of separation. This was expected after Premier Danielle Smith went on about $400-billion costs, big prices for our...

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Why Quebec’s Conservatives should team up with Quebec’s Liberals

Why Quebec’s Conservatives should team up with Quebec’s Liberals

Quebec’s federalists face a crucial and highly consequential choice ahead of the next provincial election, to be held Oct. 5. Faced with the prospect of a Parti Québécois (PQ) victory under the leadership of Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, flanked by a nationalist Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) and a separatist Québec Solidaire, Quebec could soon be plunged into a third referendum on...

Mark Carney’s new social-media rules won’t bring the kids back from Mars

Mark Carney’s new social-media rules won’t bring the kids back from Mars

When I wrote about Jonathan Haidt’s book “The Anxious Generation” two years ago, I was struck by the thought experiment he uses as an opening. Imagine, he wrote, if a tech lord proposed sending your teenage daughter to join the first human settlement on Mars. She’s eager to go — all my friends will be there! — but it turns...

The Canada Day Speech Pierre Poilievre should give.

The Canada Day Speech Pierre Poilievre should give.

Poilievre needs more people to like the sound of his voice. To hear him say things that make them feel confident and hopeful, not depressed. To reveal some self-awareness.



It’s not the separatists who are the real threat to the country. It’s the federalists

It’s not the separatists who are the real threat to the country. It’s the federalists

This fall’s referendum on secession in Alberta – well, not on secession, but on whether to have a referendum on secession – promises another chance to observe a familiar phenomenon: federalists “fighting for Canada” on separatist terms. There has been no shortage of volunteers to play Captain Canada in the campaign to come, notably Danielle Smith, the Premier, and Pierre...

Carney getting performative is raising public skepticism

Carney getting performative is raising public skepticism

Prime Minister Mark Carney has confronted two critical but unrelated challenges with performative techniques that have been greeted with understandable skepticism by the two target audiences. In both cases — the need to build infrastructure to transport oil to tidewater and on to overseas markets and the failure to counter the worst antisemitism since the Second World War — Carney...

The U.S. ambassador blurts out Donald Trump’s bluff

The U.S. ambassador blurts out Donald Trump’s bluff

Pete Hoekstra is not quite in the super league of undiplomatic diplomats. Before he was British foreign minister, Boris Johnson once offended the entire nation of Papua New Guinea by linking it to cannibalism. But the current U.S. ambassador can claim the rare accomplishment of uniting Canadians coast to coast in their animosity toward him.

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Funambulist Premier Walks Electrified Sovereignty Fence

Funambulist Premier Walks Electrified Sovereignty Fence

Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette has given her governing Quebec party a pulse with a mix of seriousness outside the province and calculated wedge politics at home.

With Carney and Poilievre, it’s hubris vs. pessimism in the House

With Carney and Poilievre, it’s hubris vs. pessimism in the House

The daily question period in the House of Commons generally subtracts from the sum of human knowledge, and Tuesday’s episode was an absolute belter in terms of confusing anyone watching. It kicked off with Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre calling the “phantom” high-speed railway between Quebec City and Toronto “a boondoggle.” This from the Conservative party that has called on the...

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B.C. eyes two new hydropower dams, including Site E near Alberta border, Dix says

B.C. eyes two new hydropower dams, including Site E near Alberta border, Dix says

The British Columbia government is looking at building two new hydroelectric dams, including a fourth dam for the Peace River where the Site C project generated opposition and cost overruns. The so-called Site E project would have a capacity of up to 750 megawatts, while a project near Bute Inlet northeast of Powell River would be bigger at 900 megawatts...

Carney in France for G7 summit after Trump says deal reached with Iran

Carney in France for G7 summit after Trump says deal reached with Iran

Canada stands ready to help restore shipping in the Strait of Hormuz if an announced breakthrough in talks between Iran and the U.S. comes to fruition, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday, ahead of the G7 leaders' summit in the French Alps. Carney arrived for the summit mid-day Monday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an agreement had...

'We panic': Smith offers insights into deal with Donald Trump and trade threats

'We panic': Smith offers insights into deal with Donald Trump and trade threats

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the art of dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump is to stop panicking every time a new tariff is threatened. Smith, speaking at the New North America summit, says negotiators need to recognize that Trump, as a businessman, has many options. "He always had a plan A, a plan B and plan C, all of...

PM Carney: 1st Canadian firm awarded contract under SAFE agreement

PM Carney: 1st Canadian firm awarded contract under SAFE agreement

Montreal-based Marconi Technologies has become the first Canadian company to land a contract under the SAFE agreement Canada signed with the European Union. Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled the news today at the G7 Leaders' Summit in Evian, France. The Prime Minister's Office says Marconi won a contract worth more than $10 million to supply tactical radios made in Canada...

‘It’s all going to be OK,’ Canada’s U.S. ambassador says ahead of CUSMA deadline

‘It’s all going to be OK,’ Canada’s U.S. ambassador says ahead of CUSMA deadline

With the deadline for Canada, the United States and Mexico to either renew or review their trilateral trade deal just two weeks away, Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Mark Wiseman is urging people not to stress. “Everybody take a deep breath, relax, it’s all going to be OK,” he said Monday during a fireside chat with BMO Financial Group CEO...

Canada cracking down on asylum claims from St-Pierre and Miquelon ferry to N.L.

Canada cracking down on asylum claims from St-Pierre and Miquelon ferry to N.L.

The federal government says it is cracking down on what it calls a "low volume" of asylum claims made by foreigners arriving in Newfoundland and Labrador from a nearby territory of France. Saint Pierre and Miquelon, an archipelago 19 kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland, is served by frequent ferry service. On June 4, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced...

Ottawa to introduce privacy, clean drinking water legislation this week

Ottawa to introduce privacy, clean drinking water legislation this week

The federal government will introduce two major bills in the last days of the Parliamentary sitting, focusing on privacy and ensuring First Nations have access to clean drinking water. The Liberal government has given notice it will bring forward a long-promised update to Canada's private-sector privacy law. The bill is expected to include protections for children's data as well as...

Carney demands much more from his MPs, but also shares more of his insights, strategy, tactics at weekly caucus meetings, say Liberal MPs

Carney demands much more from his MPs, but also shares more of his insights, strategy, tactics at weekly caucus meetings, say Liberal MPs

Prime Minister Mark Carney reads his briefing notes and is willing to engage and have a 'thoughtful conversation' with caucus members on any issue they like, says Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith.

Joly to meet Chinese EV makers in Shanghai in bid to attract auto sector investment

Joly to meet Chinese EV makers in Shanghai in bid to attract auto sector investment

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says she will be meeting with four Chinese companies that are considering building electric vehicles in Canada when she visits China this week in an effort to attract investment to this country’s auto sector. The four companies – BYD, Chery, Geely and Shanghai Launch Automotive Technology – have been examining possible investments in Canada, Ms. Joly...

Four more former Conservative MPs want to separate from Canada and one wants to explore future with the United States

Four more former Conservative MPs want to separate from Canada and one wants to explore future with the United States

If Alberta were to gain independence, it should take a closer look at the potential possibility of a future with the United States, says former Conservative MP Rob Anders. Four more former Conservative MPs are backing the province’s potential separation from Canada and one wants Albertans to consider closer ties with the United States, arguing that the province should pursue...

83% of Canadians want an immediate end to the war with Iran.

83% of Canadians want an immediate end to the war with Iran.

The war was never popular with Canadians but the economic impacts are now driving a desire to see it come to an end. As rumours about potential resolution to the war that has been going on for more than three months, Canadians want to see a quick end to it. In our latest Spark Insights polling (June 7-12, 4462 adults...

‘Kids just aren’t on the bargaining table’: Miller insists Canada won’t capitulate to Trump on social media ban

‘Kids just aren’t on the bargaining table’: Miller insists Canada won’t capitulate to Trump on social media ban

Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller insists the federal government will not capitulate to the U.S. administration and back down on the legislation he says is aimed at protecting children from the potential harms of the internet. “Kids just aren’t on the bargaining table. Hard stop,” Miller told CTV Question Period host Vassy Kapelos in an interview airing Sunday...

Deal is reached to end Iran war and Trump orders stop to U.S. naval blockade

Deal is reached to end Iran war and Trump orders stop to U.S. naval blockade

The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the global economy more than three months since fighting began. Details of the deal were not immediately available. Key mediator Pakistan said the signing will be Friday in Switzerland. Key issues like Iran’s nuclear program are expected to...

‘You’re not stopping us’: Man behind Alberta separation billboard vows to add more signs

‘You’re not stopping us’: Man behind Alberta separation billboard vows to add more signs

The man behind a billboard urging Albertans to “Choose Alberta” says the Town of Taber has ordered it to be removed, setting off a debate over political expression as the province heads towards an October vote on separation. Cory Morgan the organizer of Pathway to Independence, a registered third-party advertiser, said the town sent a letter to the billboard operator...

Charles Milliard threatens legal action against Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, demands apology

Charles Milliard threatens legal action against Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, demands apology

Parti Québécois leader raised questions on Friday over the Quebec Liberal Party's funding. The leader of the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ), Charles Milliard, is putting the leader of the Parti Québécois on notice over comments Paul St-Pierre Plamondon made linking the PLQ to organized crime on the last day of the legislature before the fall elections. On Friday, Plamondon used...

Ahead of G7, Carney says no one country, institution to characterize new world order

Ahead of G7, Carney says no one country, institution to characterize new world order

The United States will play a role in a new world order where no one institution or country will have all the answers, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday. "What one can't do at this point in a rapidly shifting world order is to rely on one set of institutions, one grouping, one country to provide the answers," he said...

Government approval (66%) and voter mood shows continuing support for Carney.

Government approval (66%) and voter mood shows continuing support for Carney.

86% give the government a passing grade; while 14% would mark it an F. Our latest Spark Advocacy nationwide polling wrapped up late this week, with a large sample of 4462 adults across Canada. Here’s what we find as Parliament gets ready to rise for the summer. Overall satisfaction with the “way in which the federal government is handling its...

Carney gets warm welcome while visiting family's ancestral home in County Mayo

Carney gets warm welcome while visiting family's ancestral home in County Mayo

The people of County Mayo, found on the west coast of Ireland, greeted Prime Minister Mark Carney with open arms on Sunday. Businesses hung Canadian flags outside their buildings, and groups of people held up signs on the side of the road as Carney made his way into town from the airport. Some restaurants even invented names for their food...

Ottawa's online harms bill 'a miss' when it comes to regulating AI chatbots: B.C. premier

Ottawa's online harms bill 'a miss' when it comes to regulating AI chatbots: B.C. premier

David Eby wants mandatory reporting for concerning AI chatbot interactions. B.C. Premier David Eby says the federal government's newly introduced online harms bill "is a miss" when it comes to addressing AI chatbots because it doesn't require tech companies to report users' concerning interactions to police. "These companies have to have a bright line test imposed on them by the...

Senate bill for FASD framework trying to fix ‘cracks’ in care for the disorder

Senate bill for FASD framework trying to fix ‘cracks’ in care for the disorder

A Senate bill originally introduced nearly four years ago is calling on the federal government to produce a framework for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder emphasizing improved and early diagnosis. This can be the difference between “night and day” for families, says one former Senator with lived experience. A last-minute change in the Senate Social Affairs Committee schedule means that former...

A more conciliatory Ford says 'I love the U.S.' as trade talks loom - Ontario's premier appears to be dropping his more aggressive anti-Trump rhetoric ahead of CUSMA talks

A more conciliatory Ford says 'I love the U.S.' as trade talks loom - Ontario's premier appears to be dropping his more aggressive anti-Trump rhetoric ahead of CUSMA talks

Ontario's premier appears to be dropping his more aggressive anti-Trump rhetoric ahead of CUSMA talks. Doug Ford appears to be throttling back on aggressive anti-Trump rhetoric with key trade talks looming with the United States, stepping up a charm offensive aimed at politicians and lobby groups in the mercurial president’s orbit. Earlier this week, Ford wrapped the first of three...

Carney visiting family's ancestral home in County Mayo today

Carney visiting family's ancestral home in County Mayo today

The people of County Mayo, found on the west coast of Ireland, greeted Prime Minister Mark Carney with open arms on Sunday. Businesses hung Canadian flags outside their buildings, and groups of people held up signs on the side of the road as Carney made his way into town from the airport. Carney is continuing his Irish pilgrimage, visiting his...

Carney says 'strands' of a new world order could be woven at G7 summit

Carney says 'strands' of a new world order could be woven at G7 summit

Prime Minister Mark Carney says the "strands" of a new world order could be woven at the G7 summit next week. Carney made the remarks during a discussion at Trinity College Dublin while on a six-day trip to Europe. In January, the prime minister delivered a speech in Davos calling on middle powers to band together in the face of...

Canada, Ireland agree to work together on AI, tech and food security

Canada, Ireland agree to work together on AI, tech and food security

Canada and Ireland have agreed to work together on key issues like artificial intelligence, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology and food security, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Saturday. During a press conference with Ireland's head of government Micheal Martin, Carney said his visit was about "strengthening a relationship that is already flourishing." He said the countries have complementary strategies in artificial intelligence...

Good Talk - Let's Call It The G6, Forget About Trump

Good Talk - Let's Call It The G6, Forget About Trump

Lots of good talk on Good Talk this week, starting with Chantal and Bruce on Mark Carney's trip to Paris today and his talks with Emmanuel Macron. France is hosting the G7 next week, but for many, it's really a G6 with Donald Trump's America, no friend of the group. That and CUSMA and social media bans top the discussion...

Lutnick leading charge on Gordie Howe Bridge ahead of delay: White House official

Lutnick leading charge on Gordie Howe Bridge ahead of delay: White House official

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been leading the charge in the Trump administration on the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which has seen its opening delayed at the request of the United States, a White House official said Friday. Speaking on background, the administration official said Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke with the White House recently about the bridge but...

Canada to deploy submarine to U.S. military exercise after 12-year absence
Feds announce first Defence Industrial Strategy-related medical countermeasures project with $75-million for Canadian Blood Services

Feds announce first Defence Industrial Strategy-related medical countermeasures project with $75-million for Canadian Blood Services

With a $75-million investment to Canadian Blood Services to increase domestic blood and plasma supplies for health emergencies, the federal Liberals have provided a first look at their plans to bolster Canada’s medical countermeasures, which were classified as a “sovereign capability” in the Defence Industrial Strategy released earlier this year. But two other life sciences experts say the strategy’s health...

Critics say Canada's new immigration and border law puts LGBTQ+ people in danger

Critics say Canada's new immigration and border law puts LGBTQ+ people in danger

Earlier this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney and MPs from other political parties came together to raise the Pride flag on Parliament Hill. But an advocacy group that helps LGBTQ refugees come to Canada and the U.S says the federal government's new border law is putting people at risk of being sent back to countries where they face persecution. Devon...

'It's not a pipeline issue': Alberta's lone Liberal cabinet minister says western alienation runs deep

'It's not a pipeline issue': Alberta's lone Liberal cabinet minister says western alienation runs deep

Eleanor Olszewski jokes that, like most good Albertans, she originally comes from Saskatchewan. Born in Swift Current, Sask., Olszewski called the small city home for only a couple of years. Her family moved to Medicine Hat, Alta. where she was raised, before leaving for Edmonton to attend university, achieving degrees first in pharmacy and then later law, eventually settling down...



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California Gov. Gavin Newsom says Trump's Justice Department is investigating him and his wife

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says Trump's Justice Department is investigating him and his wife

SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat and longtime political rival of Republican President Donald Trump, said Monday the president ordered the Justice Department to investigate him and his wife.

Don't expect a repeat. UFC boss Dana White says 'never again' to another White House fight night

Don't expect a repeat. UFC boss Dana White says 'never again' to another White House fight night

WASHINGTON (AP) -- By the time Justin Gaethje pummeled his bloodied foe to a pulp and celebrated a championship win with a backflip off the top of the wire-mesh cage, then shook hands with President Donald Trump -- and even fist-bumped Melania -- this much about his company's future was clear to the ultimate boss of UFC.

Iran and US reach an initial deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz but challenges remain

Iran and US reach an initial deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz but challenges remain

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement Monday that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but significant challenges remain to ending the war, including whether Israel will continue its offensive in Lebanon.

Trump celebrates 80th birthday with an Iran deal and UFC cage fights at the White House

Trump celebrates 80th birthday with an Iran deal and UFC cage fights at the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday on Sunday by hailing an initial agreement to end the war in Iran and staging a once unfathomable cage-fighting show on the White House's storied South Lawn.

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Carney announces new sanctions against Russia during G7 meeting with Zelenskyy

Carney announces new sanctions against Russia during G7 meeting with Zelenskyy

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Tuesday that Canada will impose new sanctions against Russia as its war in Ukraine continues. Carney made the announcement during a meeting at the G7 summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Carney's itinerary for day two of G7 summit stacked with meetings with world leaders

Carney's itinerary for day two of G7 summit stacked with meetings with world leaders

Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France today, shortly after the leaders hold a working session about building peace for Ukraine. The meeting with Zelenskyy is one of at least five bilateral meetings Carney will have today, including with the leaders of Italy, the United Arab Emirates...

Canada risks missing economic boom by leaving Africa envoy position vacant: senator

Canada risks missing economic boom by leaving Africa envoy position vacant: senator

Ottawa might scrap the position of special envoy to Africa, despite House of Commons and Senate committees calling on the government to give the role a higher priority and more resources to capitalize on a projected economic boom on the continent. "Every time I speak about Africa, it's like talking into a vacuum because I feel like people's eyes are...

Joly to meet Chinese EV makers in Shanghai in bid to attract auto sector investment

Joly to meet Chinese EV makers in Shanghai in bid to attract auto sector investment

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says she will be meeting with four Chinese companies that are considering building electric vehicles in Canada when she visits China this week in an effort to attract investment to this country’s auto sector. The four companies – BYD, Chery, Geely and Shanghai Launch Automotive Technology – have been examining possible investments in Canada, Ms. Joly...

Deal is reached to end Iran war and Trump orders stop to U.S. naval blockade

Deal is reached to end Iran war and Trump orders stop to U.S. naval blockade

The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the global economy more than three months since fighting began. Details of the deal were not immediately available. Key mediator Pakistan said the signing will be Friday in Switzerland. Key issues like Iran’s nuclear program are expected to...

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The Lesson for Canada in the Anthropic Ban: AI Sovereignty is no Longer a ‘Tomorrow Problem’

The Lesson for Canada in the Anthropic Ban: AI Sovereignty is no Longer a ‘Tomorrow Problem’

On June 12th, the American artificial intelligence company Anthropic —maker of the Claude AI assistant— issued an extraordinary statement, whose opening paragraph reads as follows: “The US government, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including...

Undermined – Bolstering supply chain resilience through a Canada–Australia resource alliance

Undermined – Bolstering supply chain resilience through a Canada–Australia resource alliance

Canada and Australia cannot afford to be passive actors in the increasingly turbulent world of resource geopolitics.


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The black hole devouring cabinet records

The black hole devouring cabinet records

Secrecy surrounding cabinet documents is so absolute in Canada that critics look to theology and astrophysics for metaphors to describe it. Federal cabinet records in Canada are treated as “sacred artefacts to be shrouded in mystery for decades, hidden in a black hole beyond the contemplation of judges, commissioners, or citizens.”

The Opposable Prime Minister

The Opposable Prime Minister

In 2007, Roger Martin, then dean of the Rotman School of Management at University of Toronto, wrote a book called The Opposable Mind. It argued that the most successful leaders tend to be “integrative thinkers,” by which he meant they tackled problems holistically rather than breaking them down into component parts. Instead of seeking trade-offs, they are at ease with...

Can the Ottawa Treaty banning landmines survive?

Can the Ottawa Treaty banning landmines survive?

“Despite the ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel which has resulted in thousands of deaths and injuries…Lebanon moved forward with the ban on antipersonnel landmines,” said the Ottawa-based group Mines Action Canada in a statement, celebrating the new addition.

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Trillionaire Class + The Return of Kory!

Trillionaire Class + The Return of Kory!

David Herle, Scott Reid, Jordan Leichnitz, and Kory Teneycke provide insights on the latest in Canadian politics.

Ready to launch: Canada enters the space age

Ready to launch: Canada enters the space age

Despite Canada’s contributions to space technology and science, it lags behind other G7 nations in rocket launching capabilities. But that’s now changing – with federal investment and private business teaming up to eventually send spacecraft into orbit. It signals a growing political and economic interest in Canada.

The US-Iran Deal - What Was Really Accomplished?

The US-Iran Deal - What Was Really Accomplished?

A deal is a deal, but what kind of deal was this? Did Donald Trump accomplish anything in his nearly four-month war with Iran? Dr. Janice Stein is here for her regular Monday conversation. Also, a political resignation in Britain is considered a warning not just for that country but for all NATO countries -- it's time to prepare for...

The Writ Podcast: The Pollster Panel is back!

The Writ Podcast: The Pollster Panel is back!

When it comes to public opinion, it’s hard not to see this past spring as a success story for Mark Carney and the Liberals. They hold a wide lead over the Conservatives and the prime minister’s approval ratings are still well over 50%. But are there vulnerabilities and challenges that Carney will have to tackle this summer?